Rae Reich Posted December 19, 2018 Report Share Posted December 19, 2018 (edited) Well, it's not all rehab ads, there's also arthritis and depression. Clay and throwing seem to be symbols of creativity that are tactile and don't require you to "draw a straight line." Most people won't really try it, but they admire it. I think it's good that folks like JohhnyK were inspired to pot by Ghost and I'm sorry that it inspired some jerks to ogle. I didn't realize the depth of feeling it released in Real Potters to have their livelihoods made iconic. I still love Patrick Swayze and Whoopie, so there's that. Edited December 19, 2018 by Rae Reich Wrong potter referenced Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted December 20, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 As far as magic, I really believe there is some magic in the clay, every time I unload a glaze load, or make a pull. best, Pres Rae Reich and Marcia Selsor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 6 hours ago, Rae Reich said: I think it's good that folks like JohhnyK were inspired to pot by Ghost and I'm sorry that it inspired some jerks to ogle. I didn't realize the depth of feeling it released in Real Potters to have their livelihoods made iconic. I still love Patrick Swayze and Whoopie, so there's that. I don't think it's because a movie made pottery iconic, I think it's because there's some kind of sensual overtone to the joke that comes with it. I don't even tell people I make pottery anymore because of it, even though it's a large part of my daily life. I get "ooo lah lah, like in ghost?" With winks and rapid eyebrow raises. I don't know what happens in ghost, but just from people's reactions there must have been something smutty or something. Makes me feel gross and uncomfortable. LeeU 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Johnson Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 In JC I was immediately drawn to the feel of the clay, the tactile 'quality', and the process. I liked how I could manipulate clay into a 3D 'something'. The relative immediacy made the effort rewarding in itself. Having endured painting and drawing, clay was actual fun. I still feel the same way to this day. Having said that, I was later drawn to glassblowing like a moth to...talk about immediacy! Rae Reich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Johnson Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 23 hours ago, Mark C. said: ...Looking back you could say growing long hair and side burns got me into clay... I knew it! Mark you are the consummate NorCal hippy potter I'd never guessed you were from Long Beach though. Glad the craft life has been good to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) 5 hours ago, Rex Johnson said: I knew it! Mark you are the consummate NorCal hippy potter I'd never guessed you were from Long Beach though. Glad the craft life has been good to you. I had very long hair until the early 80s-Being raised in turbulent times(60's)We set out to change the world-my part is with clay.I have had a beard since 18-only have shaved twice in my life.Not much of a hippy since 81-more a worker bee-my midwestern parents work drive kicked in as I grew up. My Long Beach years where 53-71 minus almost one year in Nashua New Hampshire when I was 15 (ran away with a girl-long story but I have a New Hampshire soc security number from my 1st job working for 6 months in a cemetery .Brutal outside labor job from frozen to beyond humid.That climate is like a rath much of the year. Edited December 20, 2018 by Mark C. Marcia Selsor and Rae Reich 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted December 20, 2018 Report Share Posted December 20, 2018 (edited) On 12/19/2018 at 10:14 AM, Mark C. said: opps Edited December 20, 2018 by Mark C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazenerd Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 After reading through the responses for the second time I noticed a trend: " when I touched" or " felt the clay" I was hooked. Sensory beings that we are. Knowing what I know now about clay- my response to the Ghost throwing scene: Ease up on the water lady, it's going to slump. Tom Callie Beller Diesel and Rae Reich 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyK Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 "Having grown up on the mean streets of NYC, I had never seen a potter's wheel, never touched clay" until I was 43 for seeing a potter's wheel and about 61 for the clay touching. I am seriously surprised that literally most of the people that I talk to, when they hear that I'm a potter, tell me that they took a ceramics class in high school, including many of you. I guess it's a West Coast thing... I've never been asked about or heard a comment about "Ghost". I guess I just associate with a different group of people or I just haven't been doing this long enough to get the winks and nods that a few of you have. I didn't realize that this would set off such a firestorm of comments. It's been a fun ride... For those who are interested and haven't seen the clip you can go to YouTube, search: Ghost pottery scene Hold Me Close. You're supposed to focus on the clay... JohnnyK Rae Reich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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